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Posted - 2014.02.03 19:10:00 -
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I love the sniper hate, especially coming from players that insists snipers are not GÇ£team playersGÇ¥, that they donGÇÖt contribute meaningfully to the teamGÇÖs performance. More than a few of these same players, when theyGÇÖre on my team and see me sniping, will stand in my way and shoot at meGÇöyou know who you are. HELLA TEAM SPIRIT. (BTW, they GÇ£see me snipingGÇ¥ because I always drop uplinks, like a GÇ£team playerGÇ¥.)
There are different play styles. Not every player prefers the same style, nor are we all meant to play the sameGÇöthatGÇÖs why there are different roles to fill, different maps, etc.
Here are the most common GÇ£I hate snipersGÇ¥ arguments, along with explanations of why theyGÇÖre stupid:
1.Snipers donGÇÖt contribute. Really? And when did you become a Dust general, master of the battlefield, and all-around wartime statistician? ItGÇÖs a gameGÇöanother playerGÇÖs fun has nothing to do with anyoneGÇÖs notions of GÇ£contributionGÇ¥. Also, if itGÇÖs so important, anyone can take an active leadership role and start recruiting/guiding mercs that they think are GÇ£doing it wrongGÇ¥. Then again, anyone that whines as much as most sniper haters is likely not cut out for leadership. I guess being 1/16 of a team, but account for 10%+ of the kills and 0 deaths isnGÇÖt contributingGǪ 
2.There are only 5 good snipers in Dust. Well, how can anyone get better unless they play as a sniper? Additionally, if a player is great at sniping and gives a crap about teamplay/GÇ£winningGÇ¥ a match, then doesnGÇÖt it seem like that player would train into another style, to be more versatile and responsive to changing situations?
3.The player that prefers teammates to GÇ£have gone 0/11 and been consistently hacking objectives and providing logi supportGÇ¥, is probably not considering that these same teammates are getting killed to death in the midst of hacking and supporting, and likely just trying to get across the map. Ie, theyGÇÖre not very helpful. Remember: taking objectives only wins two formats of gameplay (domination and skirmish), but cloning wins them all. So, IGÇÖd argue that teaming with dudes that rain death like the hot fire is preferable to teaming with dudes that are hyper GÇ£goalGÇ¥-focused. CanGÇÖt recall all the times MCC health has been neck-and-neck, only to lose the match because the other team is up 80+ clones to our 0.
4.ItGÇÖs unfairGÇöcanGÇÖt shoot back at a sniper. You most certainly canGÇöget in a scout suit and hunt the sniper down, or find a higher perch and countersnipe, or get in a DS and crush him. Alternatively, equip a heavy suit, spawn near where the sniper got you, and dance around, tanking the occasional bullet while homing in on the sniperGÇÖs perch (follow the arrow/ring thingy that flashes when you take damage), swap fittings, and head that-a-way. There are numerous ways to get back at a sniper and each one improves a different style of play. So, arguments of unfairness really just amount to whining about the need to improve. Find better cover. Learn the map better. Play with your fittings. And STFU.
5.Redline snipers are wussies. Maybe so, but my mom says IGÇÖm brave. In any case, a DS has considerable reach behind the enemyGÇÖs redline. Use this to your advantage. Also, both teams have a redline, so this point is moot.
Now that IGÇÖm done ranting, I want to discuss a tactic that runs contrary to current doctrine, but that IGÇÖve found can be quite useful:
Conventional wisdom says to drop uplinks and nanohives away from your perch. The rational behind this tactic is entirely sound, the issue is that, in practice, there are only a handful of truly GÇ£invisibleGÇ¥ sniping spots (at least that IGÇÖve found). TheyGÇÖre not on every map and they are rarer than unicorn farts. NEVER DROP A NANOHIVE OR UPLINK IN YOUR OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. However, considering that there are a plethora of GÇ£very goodGÇ¥ spots, and many of them are either somewhat open to certain angles or on top of towers, dropped uplinks and nanohives can provide visual GÇ£noiseGÇ¥ that makes it harder for countersnipers to do their jobs. If youGÇÖre sitting on a nest of hives/links, your little red chevron is going to be MUCH harder for your opponent to pick out.
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